While seniors are normally the heart of Chelsea athletics, that’s not the case for the CHS cheer team. This year there is only one senior on the team: Sydnie Borener. Not only is she the sole senior, but it’s also her first year cheering. As a senior, she is generally seen as a leader for the cheer team to look up to. 

“I know the senior night was a little weird for her because she was the only senior from cheer and the rest were all from football,” freshman Tessa Dolph said. “She also has to take a big role in leadership because the upperclassmen are the role models and she is the only senior.”

Even though she is a part of the cheer team, she can still feel alone from time to time.

“Sometimes it feels a little odd to do the senior events because I’m the only one participating in them,” Borener said.

Because of their close bond with the team, they all get along really well. They are all good friends and rarely have disagreements, the team’s bond makes them feel close, almost like family.

“I don’t feel very different from the other girls on the team, we all feel like a big family,” Borener said.

Borener still enjoys being on the team and doesn’t mind the activities she has to take on. Such as leading her team to success and being the lead example for the other girls on the team.

“I get more responsibilities because I’m the only senior, but I feel everybody takes their place on the team,” Borener said.

Borener enjoys cheering and thinks it’s fun but thinks that overall her cheerleading career was pushed back due to moving schools a lot and not really having an opportunity to do cheer in the past, so far she enjoys cheer at CHS and thinks the girls have had a really unique affect on her and is sad that she is leaving cheer in her single year at CHS. She also likes the competitiveness in it; however, she doesn’t prioritize cheer over the school.

“I really thought the girls were sweet and I did cheer at my old schools so I thought that I would enjoy it,” Borener said.